For other uses, see Bell.

A bell is a direct-struck percussion instrument. Most are similar in shape to a hollow cup.

History and specifics

Many resonant structures may be noted to ring like a struck bell, such as the hull of a Danube-class runabout. (TNG eBook: The Stuff of Dreams)

Idiomatically, to "ring a bell" is to seem familiar or remind one of something; to have one's bell rung is to be struck with a violent blow to the head.

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musical instruments

accordion • acoustic guitar • Appalachian dulcimer • Astian bi-tanle • bagpipes • balalaika • banjo • Bajoran dinner chime • Bajoran lyre • bassoon • bell • belaklavion • Boatswain's whistle • bongos • brakophone • budupaphone • Charellian joyeuse • cello • Chinese lute • chronographic sequencer • chuS'ugh • clarinet • didgeridoo • double bass • double guitar • drum • dulcimer • Elisiar • eolh iarr'voi • esraj • euphonium • flute • guitar • gong • harmonica • harp • harpsichord • horn • jirvik • ka'athyra • kithara • Klingon concertina • Klingon drum • Klingon guitar • krad'dak drum • kynsleve • lal-shak • li'dswed • lood dir • lute • lyre • mandolin • may'ron • mecho-accordian • music box • nose flute • oboe • piano • p'i p'a • pipe organ • Ressikan flute • ryill • Saar string • sarangi • saxophone • sessica • signal horn • sitar • snare drum • Sonsfilian feather-lyre • syn lara • systra • Tellarite hollow bell line • tIngDagh • tivara • triangle • trikolat • Triexian guitar • trombone • trumpet • Tzutchian gong • Valtese horn • viola • violin • Vulcan lute • Vulcan marriage drum • windsqueezer • xylophone

References

• SA novelization: Starfleet Academy

External link

• Bell article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.